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Egret with Plumes
Read more: Egret with PlumesI think egrets are beautiful, and painted this one in spring foliage; I had originally seen this egret in a marsh nearby. “Egret with Plumes” acrylic 11 X 14 inches
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Mergansers on the Canal
Read more: Mergansers on the Canal“Hooded Mergansers on the Canal, Spring” acrylic, 11 X 14 inches. I saw this pair last spring, and finally got around to taking a photo of the painting that I completed a few months ago. I think they are beautiful birds, and they can often be seen on the canal waterways during the spring.
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New Gallery exhibit
Read more: New Gallery exhibitRecently, I went by Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, MI to look at the exhibit they put up. I took a quick photo of my artwork display their; there are also many other amazing artists who have their artwork there. This is a wonderful spot to visit during the holidays if you are up…
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The Nicest People Ever
Read more: The Nicest People EverI just finished a weekend art fair in a nearby small city. This was my first “big” fair, meaning a booth fee of $200, which was a little intimidating. But I wanted to try one of the bigger fairs being held at a local resort conference center (it IS late fall in north Michigan, so…
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Trumpeter Swans: Oil Painting
Read more: Trumpeter Swans: Oil PaintingI love swans and the reflections on water, and painted this in oils with my usual palette. “Trumpeter Swans, Seeney, MI”, oil, 16 X 20 inches.
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New Gallery and Busy Month
Read more: New Gallery and Busy MonthI was pleased to be juried into the Holiday Exhibit at Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, Michigan, as well as their consignment store. Above are two of the paintings that went there this past weekend, along with other paintings and some prints. Petoskey has a quite active art scene, and was also a fabulous…
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Green Heron in the Marsh: Acrylic Painting
Read more: Green Heron in the Marsh: Acrylic PaintingI love finding green herons, since they are fairly shy and hang out in marshes where there are fewer people wandering by. I saw this one in a secluded marsh across from Isaacson’s Bay a few weeks ago, fishing and then pausing to check me out. I used my typical palette in this acrylic painting.…
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Blue Heron in the Marsh Grass
Read more: Blue Heron in the Marsh GrassI love blue herons, and saw one in a marsh near Isaacson’s Bay recently, and painted him near some water almost completely hidden by the late summer marsh grasses. “Blue Heron in the Marsh Grasses”, acrylic, 16 X 20 inches.
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First Robin: Early Spring
Read more: First Robin: Early SpringI painted this because of the joy that seeing the first robin of spring evoked in me. “First Robin of Spring”, oil, 11 X 14 inches
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Merganser and Young: Oil Painting
Read more: Merganser and Young: Oil PaintingI love watching mergansers on the bay, and saw this mother and her two young sitting on a rock a few weeks ago. I loved how protective she looked in the evening light. “Merganser mother and young” oil, 11 X 14 inches on canvas board. I used my normal palette for this painting.
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Least Sandpipers: oil painting
Read more: Least Sandpipers: oil painting“Least Sandpipers: Houghton Lake” The painting above sold at the art fair that I was at last week. It is 11 X 14 inches, oil (I have yet to learn how to photograph oil paintings well, because of the shine; the original looked a lot better). This was done with my normal palette with the…